GIAP. Grup d’Investigació en Arqueologia del Paisatge: Recent submissions
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Fonti geostoriche e geomatica per lo studio topografico delle variazioni dell'estensione e dei limiti del bosco: il caso di Peio (TN) tra XIX e XXI secolo
Inserendosi nel filone degli studi sulla storia della copertura boschiva, il saggio presenta una ricerca diacronica sui limiti del bosco compiuta processando con strumenti geomatici, software GIS e Monoplotting una serie ...
Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysis
During the Iron Age, north-eastern Iberian communities relied on crop cultivation and animal husbandry for their subsistence. The latter was mainly focused on caprine, with sheep being prominent due to their suitability ...
Oued Beht, Morocco: a complex early farming society in north-west Africa and its implications for western Mediterranean interaction during later prehistory
The Maghreb (north-west Africa) played an important role during the Palaeolithic and later in connecting the western Mediterranean from the Phoenician to Islamic periods. Yet, knowledge of its later prehistory is limited, ...
Long-Term Settlement Dynamics in Ancient Macedonia: A New Multi-Disciplinary Survey from Grevena (NW Greece)
This paper discusses the evolution of human settlement in ancient Macedonia from the Neolithic to the Late Roman periods, based on the results of a new multi-disciplinary and multi-scale archaeological survey in northern ...
Reconstructing palaeogeography and landscapes around the ancient Greek colony of Abdera (Thrace, NE gr.): an integrated remote sensing approach
We developed a multi-source, integrated remote sensing approach to characterize the geomorphological features of the alluvial and coastal lowlands around the ancient Abdera (coastal Thrace, Gr.). By combining multi-temporal ...
Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena
This paper addresses the interplay between Holocene landscape evolution and human settlement dynamics, drawing new evidence from the alluvial history of Xerolakkos, a continental stream in Grevena (Western Macedonia, ...
Els camins-barrancs de la Plana de Castelló: l’ús dels llits dels barrancs com a elements de la xarxa viària històrica
La utilització de les zones més favorables per al pas i la circulació al llarg de la geografia ha sigut una constant durant la història. Des de temps passats, els llocs amb major facilitat d’accés són emprats per a una ...
Ewes of a leather flock together. Feeding management systems during Late Antiquity in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula (4th c. – 8th c. AD): a dental microwear approach
In recent years, the dental microwear analysis technique has been proven as an approach for contributing to animal husbandry research. It has been tested with good results on providing information related to the animal ...
Seqüència estratigràfica de tres espais residencials centrals de la vil·la romana de Torre Llauder
Estudi de les excavacions al pati distribuïdor amb font central, el passadís i l’aula 3 de la vil·la de Torre Llauder, que aporten la seqüència estratigràfica, amb novetats interpretatives i cronològiques. Se’n fa una ...
“Cropping the margins”: new evidence for urban agriculture at mid-3 rd millennium B.C.E. Tell Brak, Syria
The excavation of a large administrative building at the city of Tell Brak in northern Syria saw the recovery of a considerable quantity of charred cereals dated to the mid-third millennium B.C.E. This remarkable discovery ...
Crafting crossroads in Zagori (north-west Greece): Ottoman-era archaeology through a workshop in vernacular architecture
Reconstruction of a nineteenth-century cobbled pathway in the village of Aristi provides valuable insights into the material culture and settlement archaeology of Ottoman-era Greece. The authors argue that such small-scale ...
Deep learning-based detection of qanat underground water distribution systems using HEXAGON spy satellite imagery
Qanats are a remarkable type of ancient hydraulic structure for sustainable water distribution in arid environments that use subterranean channels to transport water from highland or mountainous areas. The presence of the ...
Rere les passes de la transhumància a l’antiguitat. Arqueologia d’alta muntanya al Massís de Puigpedrós i a la Vall del Duran (La Cerdanya)
Amb aquesta comunicació volem donar a conèixer la recerca que està duent a terme el Grup d’Investigació en Arqueologia del Paisatge (GIAP-ICAC) al massís de Puigpedrós i a la vall del Duran (la Cerdanya) per investigar ...
Dinàmica del poblament i estructuració del territori a la Laietània interior. Estudi del Vallès Oriental de l'època ibèrica fins a l'Alta Edat Mitjana
La recerca sobre el paisatge en zones urbanes o periurbanes implica importants limitacions metodològiques. En aquest sentit, l'àrea d'estudi situada a la plana del Vallès, a prop de la ciutat de Barcelona, ha viscut un ...
Application of Multi-Temporal and Multisource Satellite Imagery in the Study of Irrigated Landscapes in Arid Climates
The study of ancient irrigation is crucial in the archaeological research of arid regions. It covers a wide range of topics, with the Near East being the focus for decades. However, political instability and limited data ...
Citizen science and social innovation as citizen empowerment tools to address urban health challenges: The case of the urban health citizen laboratory in Barcelona, Spain
Urban health faces significant challenges due to the rapid growth of cities and the concentration of population in urban settings that have a strong impact on people’s health. The approach to characterize and address these ...
The exploitation of mountain natural resources during the Iron Age in the Eastern Pyrenees: the case study of production unit G at Tossal de Baltarga (Bellver de Cerdanya, Lleida, Spain)
The Iron Age site of Tossal de Baltarga (Bellver de Cerdanya) was a large Iberian residential complex occupying a strategic position in the middle of the Eastern Pyrenees. It was destroyed by fire in the second half of the ...
Historiografía y nuevas perspectivas de la necrópolis de Fuente del Moro (Colmenar Viejo) a partir de las prospecciones geofísicas mediante georradar 3D
Se presentan los resultados obtenidos con motivo de la prospección geofísica realizada en el yacimiento arqueológico de Fuente del Moro, Colmenar Viejo, mediante el método de georradar 3D, realizado por el equipo técnico ...
